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Really nice video on roaming around Tokyo in a single full day (around 20 hours) covering 19 stations and 199 km travel in several train modes (on the ground, e
by teleforce 3y ago
Really nice video on roaming around Tokyo in a single full day (around 20 hours) covering 19 stations and 199 km travel in several train modes (on the ground, elevated, underground and tram).
It seems that the OP missed the most relevant train station and area to tourists and HN crowds, namely Akihabara.
One tip for traveling in train for tourists is to use your existing Japan Railways card or JR pass to travel around Tokyo not only for inter-city travels [1]. However, this limits your travels to only routes serviced by Japan Railways or JR company but you can choose to mix the routes (free JR pass and non free) for your preferred cost and convenient.
All the train routes with expected time of arrival (ETA) can be planned via Google Map App that suddenly become Google Map on steroid due to its access to the real-time data of railway network provided by Japanese govt. Amazingly, you can plan your journey accordingly in real-time even if there is an unexpected train delay. I wish more countries provide this real-time transport data available to the public (residents and tourists) so they can travel as efficiently as possible around the country and cities.
[1] JR pass:
http://www.jrpass.com http://www.jrpass.com